diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index dae41fc1c..de9939101 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ jobs:
           report_name: Coverage Frontend
           type: lcov
           result_path: ./coverage/lcov.info
-          min_coverage: 75
+          min_coverage: 76
           token: ${{ github.token }}
   
   ##############################################################################
diff --git a/frontend/src/main.js b/frontend/src/main.js
index ba7015049..ad5c6e1db 100755
--- a/frontend/src/main.js
+++ b/frontend/src/main.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { loadAllRules } from './validation-rules'
 import { ApolloClient, ApolloLink, InMemoryCache, HttpLink } from 'apollo-boost'
 import VueApollo from 'vue-apollo'
 import CONFIG from './config'
+import addNavigationGuards from './routes/guards'
 
 import { store } from './store/store'
 
@@ -49,13 +50,7 @@ Vue.config.productionTip = false
 
 loadAllRules(i18n)
 
-router.beforeEach((to, from, next) => {
-  if (to.meta.requiresAuth && !store.state.token) {
-    next({ path: '/login' })
-  } else {
-    next()
-  }
-})
+addNavigationGuards(router, store)
 
 /* eslint-disable no-new */
 new Vue({
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/guards.js b/frontend/src/routes/guards.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eebd6976e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/guards.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+const addNavigationGuards = (router, store) => {
+  router.beforeEach((to, from, next) => {
+    // handle publisherId
+    const publisherId = to.query.pid
+    if (publisherId) {
+      store.commit('publisherId', publisherId)
+      delete to.query.pid
+    }
+    // handle authentication
+    if (to.meta.requiresAuth && !store.state.token) {
+      next({ path: '/login' })
+    } else {
+      next()
+    }
+  })
+}
+
+export default addNavigationGuards
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/guards.test.js b/frontend/src/routes/guards.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a016ca111
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/guards.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import addNavigationGuards from './guards'
+import router from './router'
+
+const storeCommitMock = jest.fn()
+
+const store = {
+  commit: storeCommitMock,
+  state: {
+    token: null,
+  },
+}
+
+addNavigationGuards(router, store)
+
+describe('navigation guards', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  describe('publisher ID', () => {
+    it('commits the pid to the store when present', () => {
+      router.push({ path: 'login', query: { pid: 42 } })
+      expect(storeCommitMock).toBeCalledWith('publisherId', '42')
+    })
+
+    it('does not commit the pid when not present', () => {
+      router.push({ path: 'register' })
+      expect(storeCommitMock).not.toBeCalled()
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('authorization', () => {
+    it.skip('redirects to login when not authorized', async () => {
+      router.push({ path: 'overview' })
+      expect(router.history.current.path).toBe('/login')
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/router.js b/frontend/src/routes/router.js
index 189516242..f32c15fc1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/router.js
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/router.js
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ import CONFIG from '../config'
 
 Vue.use(VueRouter)
 
-// configure router
 const router = new VueRouter({
   base: '/vue',
-  routes, // short for routes: routes
+  routes,
   linkActiveClass: 'active',
   mode: 'history',
   scrollBehavior: (to, from, savedPosition) => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/store/store.js b/frontend/src/store/store.js
index 080b63a5f..03e1915ca 100644
--- a/frontend/src/store/store.js
+++ b/frontend/src/store/store.js
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ export const mutations = {
   newsletterState: (state, newsletterState) => {
     state.newsletterState = newsletterState
   },
+  publisherId: (state, publisherId) => {
+    state.publisherId = publisherId
+  },
   community: (state, community) => {
     state.community = community
   },
diff --git a/frontend/src/store/store.test.js b/frontend/src/store/store.test.js
index bdc0b5b93..19937eed4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/store/store.test.js
+++ b/frontend/src/store/store.test.js
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ const {
   description,
   coinanimation,
   newsletterState,
+  publisherId,
+  community,
 } = mutations
 const { login, logout } = actions
 
@@ -86,6 +88,32 @@ describe('Vuex store', () => {
         expect(state.newsletterState).toEqual(true)
       })
     })
+
+    describe('publisherId', () => {
+      it('sets the state of publisherId', () => {
+        const state = {}
+        publisherId(state, 42)
+        expect(state.publisherId).toEqual(42)
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('community', () => {
+      it('sets the state of community', () => {
+        const state = {}
+        community(state, {
+          name: 'test12',
+          description: 'test community 12',
+          url: 'http://test12.test12/',
+          registerUrl: 'http://test12.test12/vue/register',
+        })
+        expect(state.community).toEqual({
+          name: 'test12',
+          description: 'test community 12',
+          url: 'http://test12.test12/',
+          registerUrl: 'http://test12.test12/vue/register',
+        })
+      })
+    })
   })
 
   describe('actions', () => {